A few months ago, I was walking on the
Bartram Trail in
Landingville, PA when I came across a female
Snapping Turtle laying eggs. I didn't try to get too close. I didn't want to scare or agitate her, so I kept a decent distance and took these photos of the
Snapping Turtle laying her eggs.
It looks like she had dug a decent sized area to lay her eggs.
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| A few weeks after the Snapping Turtle laid her eggs I came across the nest. I don't know if the snapper eggs hatched out or if a predator like a raccoon or an opossum had a great meal. |
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| Another pic of where the snapper nest was and the cracked open snapper turtle eggs laying there. |
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| The Snapper about ready to start covering the nest with dirt after laying her eggs. |
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| Mama Snapper laying her eggs. |
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| The first picture I took of the Snapping Turtle laying eggs as I approached. I didn't want to spook her. |
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| Close look of the Snapper Turtle laying eggs. |
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| Another view of the Snapping Turtle laying eggs. |
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| Mama Snapper doing her business. |
